Best Tin Tobaccos for Aging?

gogosamgo · Mar 5, 2015

Hi everyone! I'm new to the board and also new to pipe smoking. It's been a fun month of observing/learning from all of you, but I thought it was about time to join the community! I'm a very casual pipe smoker, only smoke about once or twice a week, and I have started to learn about aging. I know I've read that certain Tobaccos don't age well, so I wanted to get your opinion on what are a few tin tobaccos you'd recommend this newcomer to purchase to put aside for smoking 6+ months down the line?

cosmicfolklore · Mar 5, 2015

Easy peasy, all of them, except ones that rely on a flavoring added for any taste at all. I find that tinned aromatics, such as Erinmore, Firedance, and etc to have lost all of their taste after being tinned for a few years. Also, any of them in he paper rolled tins, Sutliff in specific. Everything else, Virginias, Vapers, VaBurs, and Latakias tend to only get more smooth and flavorful with age.
For my favorites aged, Escudo, Astleys 109 and 44, and Haddos Delight.

cpjeffrey11 · Mar 5, 2015

I'm with cosmic as far as best options go, get some Escudo, stat!

forest7 · Mar 5, 2015

About aging tobaccos I do recommend this video. It is very helpful to me.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nT92CzePJZ8

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JJD67il9u8

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr2iSt-Jk7Y

mikestanley · Mar 5, 2015

Practically any blend is going to benefit from 6 months age. I would recommend a 100 gr tin of McClelland #24 or Blackwoods Flake. Open those tins and the further down the tin you get after its open, the better it gets.
Mike S.

cortezattic · Mar 5, 2015

As Mike S (above) suggests, any McClelland Virginia is gonna do really well on the shelf.

Greg Pease seems to be very much aware of the aging potential of his blends.

masspiper · Mar 5, 2015

So far it has been Missippi River and London Flake.Much more still to be determined in the years to come. This is one of my favorite parts of the hobby to see which blends develop over time. : puffy

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carytobacco · Mar 5, 2015

Cornell & Diehl make 3 blends specifically for aging (although they are ready to smoke now). Search for Chenet's Cake, Joie de Vivre, and Oak Alley.

lochinvar · Mar 5, 2015

Below are some that I have noticed phenomenal changes.
Orientals

-McConnell Oriental

-McClelland Grand Oriental Smyrna and Drama

-Rattray Red Rapparee
Virginia, VaPer

-McClelland No. 24

-S. Gawith Full Virginia Flake

-Rattray Marlin Flake

-Escudo

forest7 · Mar 5, 2015

For a aging tobacco.

Most of matter is % of Virginia which mean higher is better.

Most not matter is % of Burley which mean lower is better for aging.

Sugar content, lower is better for aging(Most Aromatic has lots of sugar).

gogosamgo · Mar 6, 2015

Thank you guys so much for the suggestions and all the tips and advice! A few of you mentioned McClelland No. 24 and Escudo, so I'm going to start off purchasing a few tins of those first and slowly build my cellar from there!

dottiewarden · Mar 7, 2015

Welcome aboard gogosamgo.
I just popped a tin of Mac Baren Navy Mixture with well over 5 years on it and I can't seem to put it down.
Another thing is, I have found 6 months improves almost everything I've smoked.
You're in good hands here!

forest7 · Mar 7, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kor6oGbgk0

judcole · Mar 7, 2015

If you are going to get serious about cellaring, cellar blends you like. I don't care for Va/Pers, so it would be foolish for me to cellar Escudo. I am quite fond of SG BBF, on the other hand, and have a ton of it stashed away. : puffy

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planetary · Mar 7, 2015

Jud's advice above is spot on. As long as it's not heavily cased, cellar what you like.

I've also got a spot of BBF stashed away. Not a ton, but some. Maybe I should dig some out and give it a go...

gphenry · Mar 7, 2015

Thanks for this topic. I have acquired more tobacco than I need for my own consumption, and just today put up my Virginia and English tins. I will survive quite well on my aromatics, bulk 5100 and Frog Morton blends waiting to sample some mature blends.
One question. The MacCelland Virginias are in paper tins (I think). To cellar these do you guys move them to mason jars?

forest7 · Mar 7, 2015

I will put into cellar for 2 years or more but If have plan to smoke before 2 years will keep in the original tin.

Any how when time pass will be aging in both.

planetary · Mar 8, 2015

One question. The MacCelland Virginias are in paper tins (I think). To cellar these do you guys move them to mason jars?

I'm not sure which you are referring to. McCelland does offer bulk mixtures, which are typically shipped in plastic bags. These I'd recommend to be carefully mason jarred, all things being equal. (Mylar bags are another option, but their longevity isn't as well-established as jars, yet.)
If you don't mean bulks, I'm not at all sure what you might mean by "paper tins".

gphenry · Mar 8, 2015

I think I was just not thinking right. Or thinking too much. Thanks for the responses.

jitterbugdude · Mar 8, 2015

Some of the manufacturers a few years ago switched from round metal tins to round thick cardboard tins. I believe they have all switched back now.

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